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Freelance theatre director, writer & poet. AD of @ElysiumTc . #OTHELLO Northern Tour

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@Jakesnewvoices
Jake Murray
6 years
In honour of my father, Braham, who died this week. I wouldn’t normally post something this personal but as he was a public man it feels right. I loved him very much. #BrahamMurray
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@HumanBollard @Default69202648 @EricIdle Sigh. The point is that we have now lost FOM across the EU. We can’t travel as easily, live, study or work there as easily. That’s irrefutable however much you try & wriggle around. Our passports are less powerful than they were in 2019.
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@FraserNelson @brexit_sham If we had not chosen to leave the Single Market & Customs Union (which we could have done while still leaving the EU) we would be up £40bn in tax revenue. We would not have to raise taxes. So…
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10 months
@AmyMek "There is no place in the Quran where Muhammad tells Muslims to love people of other religions” - this is simply not true. The Quran frequently says that anyone who genuinely follows God, be they Jew, Christian or anyone else, is to be seen as a Muslim & embraced.
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@angeloinchina @DrewPavlou You’re celebrating using young boys as soldiers? How can the world have sunk so low?
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2 months
@AshtonWard01 I am a dalek from Southend-on-sea. I sold canapés in Helmand Province as part of the Coalition war effort in Afghanistan. I will be voting Reform and so will my wife, Lucretia, who is made of blancmange.
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@Jakesnewvoices
Jake Murray
3 years
Our line-up for #TheVisit , a short film I’m directing later this year, written & produced by @paul_ludden of @mancmade . Can’t wait!
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@Jakesnewvoices
Jake Murray
6 years
Anyone looking for powerful plays up #North ? Independent companies or established theatres. PM me. Have some great scripts to promote, many with fantastic parts for women. All #NorthernPremieres Pls RT @mancmade @attheexchange @Alphabetti @DStudentTheatre @thecustomshouse @53two
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Jake Murray
8 months
@BenObeseJecty I’d say, judging by his real world record of work done in Iraq & Afghanistan, that he’s someone who takes the idea of public service seriously & would rather work with a leader who felt the same rather than serve under someone like Johnson.
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Jake Murray
6 months
@afalkhatib @WSJ It’s interesting to note that conspiracy theories abound about Netenyahu knowing about Oct 7 & letting his people die so he can attack Gaza, but when Sinwar spells it out that he’s happy for civilian casualties to mount to achieve his aims no-one bats an eyelid.
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@Jakesnewvoices
Jake Murray
3 months
@marclamonthill @Agw2023 Lebanon used to be a Christian majority state, it’s not now. It’s been ravaged by civil war & occupation since 1975 first by the PLO, then Israel, then Syria. Hezbollah holds it hostage. Lebanon is a terrible role model for a binational Israeli-Palestinian state.
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Jake Murray
5 months
@GrubGarani @MarkWRowley They didn’t. They’ve been active in Iran, Afghanistan, Nigeria etc. Just because you don’t hear about it because a First World country hasn’t been hit doesn’t mean they have vanished.
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Jake Murray
1 month
@emmaroc33249448 @Keir_Starmer Putin doesn’t want peace he wants Ukraine to surrender. He could’ve had peace from 2014 onwards by not starting a war.
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@Jakesnewvoices
Jake Murray
6 years
Excited to announce my next show! #TheEffect by #LucyPrebble ! Another #NorthernPremiere , this time for @playwithfiremcr @OldhamColiseum this #September Can’t wait! @mancmade
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@Jakesnewvoices
Jake Murray
6 years
Celebrating my dad’s birthday last night by opening a bottle of the Wine Society wine he bought my wife & I as a wedding present. He would have been 76. Happy birthday dad!
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4 months
@JohnEdwards33 It’s called ‘defending your country from an invading force’. It’s what happens when your country is invaded. It’s even protected by international law. You must pray your country is never invaded, because then you’d be forced to find out how sometimes weapons can save lives.
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6 months
@SapnaPatelAW @afalkhatib What was wrong with the other peace proposals tabled by Qatar & Egypt that would have ended the war that Hamas rejected? Or the open ended ceasefire that Hamas broke by refusing to release the second group of hostages they had agreed to?
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8 months
@BadG0yim @RachelRileyRR There was no Pakistan before 1948, it was all India. There was a population swap of 10-20m displaced persons between both countries. 1m Indians & Pakistanis died. Next time come with a better argument.
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8 months
@BenObeseJecty If you read his recent autobiography he was originally drawn to Labour then the Lib Dems, but was advised by Paddy Ashdown that if he wanted to make a difference he needed to be a Minister, so he joined the. Tories. But he hated it, especially under Johnson.
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Jake Murray
6 years
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Jake Murray
4 years
Ladies & gents, can I introduce you to Jake Murray, Visiting Fellow at Hatfield College, Durham University? Very proud & excited.
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Jake Murray
6 months
@AmiDar You would have needed an entirely different government for that. Netenyahu & Hamas have been in a dance of death together since 1993. Hamas overplayed its cards & Netenyahu’s done the same. For him it’s personal & his pact with the Far Right meant restraint wasn’t an option.
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@Jakesnewvoices
Jake Murray
4 years
@Keir_Starmer please make a Labour case for the Arts & Creative Industries. We provide over £100bn for the British economy per year, as well as the massive contribution to our quality of life as a nation. Covid-19 and government policy on immigration will shatter that. Help us.
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Jake Murray
6 years
Standing ovation tonight! It’s gonna be hard letting go of this one! Bravo & love to all involved. #TheEffect by @lucyprebblish @OldhamColiseum for @playwithfiremcr @HannahEllisRyan @_DanielBradford
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Jake Murray
2 years
Fantastic three days in #Manchester filming @paul_ludden ’s #TheVisit for @mancmadeprod . Great cast & crew. Special shout out to @calm121 at the centre of the film as Tommy McDaid @LiveMcrNews @reviewnortharts @mancmade @MancSpirit @mancreview
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@Jakesnewvoices
Jake Murray
5 years
@WillBlackWriter @Mi_xxxMi What the f - is happening to our country? I was brought up with the understanding that Nazis were bad. My grandfathers fought the Nazis. You cannot call yourself a British patriot and invoke WW2 AND give a Nazi salute!
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@Jakesnewvoices
Jake Murray
5 years
Get behind @53two , one of the greatest and most passionate independent fringe venues I know. If half of our smaller venues had their energy and output we would have the most vibrant scene.
@mancmade
Paul Ludden
5 years
There isn't a level playing field in #Mcr for the arts, if there was then this would just be a party, not a potential wake. We could whinge about that, but it won't change. So we do what Mcr does best, we get together & do whatever it takes to get @53two a new home xx #MancMade
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Jake Murray
6 years
Manchester theatre continues to go from strength to strength! With #Glasshouse & #Proof in only the last few months the grassroots scene is matching the best anywhere else has to offer! @mancmade @53two @hopemilltheatr1
@HannahEllisRyan
Hannah Ellis Ryan
6 years
TEAM #PROOF !! You utter legends! Finally got to watch this masterpiece today and it blew me away. The direction from my wonderful friend & boss @Joseph_Houston , the stellar performances from @lucy_dixon & co were flawless & inspiring. I'm gutted its over. Well done team!
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Jake Murray
11 months
Back in the day!
@rxtheatre
Royal Exchange Theatre
11 months
Yes, that is Andrew Garfield as Romeo🌟 And that is @gugumbatharaw as Juliet✨ A little throwback of the 2005 production of Romeo & Juliet, directed by Jacob Murray. Photo by Jonathan Keenan
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5 years
The fantastic cast of #MissJulie who smashed it tonight. @AliceFrankham @SolomonActor & @LoisMackie1989 @QueensHall #Hexham . One more perf tomorrow, then off to @GalaDurham ! Catch it in Hexham while you can! @OxfamHexham @HASSdram @hexhamevents @hexhamtv @hexhamcourant
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@Jakesnewvoices
Jake Murray
6 years
Putting together a great cast for this! It’s a truly wonderful play!
@playwithfiremcr
Play With Fire
6 years
Tickets for #TheEffect @OldhamColiseum are now #OnSale - playing 3 NIGHTS ONLY! This funny, moving & human play explores questions of sanity, neurology & the limits of medicine, alongside ideas of fate, loyalty & the inevitability of physical attraction
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6 years
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Jake Murray
2 months
@AmandaM88405353 @Nigel_Farage @reformparty_uk It’s getting tiresome cos these are all following the same script. We know none of it is real. Nonetheless, I’m just going to leave this here:
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@Jakesnewvoices
Jake Murray
5 years
@Nigel_Farage No Nigel, YOU have led us to this. You are widely despised for the damage you have done to the country without taking a shred of responsibility. You've slung mud for 25 years & hurt people in the process, get used to some milkshakes.
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@Jakesnewvoices
Jake Murray
7 years
When I left #Manchester in 2008 I said that what it needed was a Fringe scene. Returning in 2018 there's more theatre going on in Manchester than anywhere in the country bar the capital. Bravo Manchester and bravo @mancmade for all you've done! Its buzzing!
@mancmade
Paul Ludden
7 years
It would be great to see the more established Manchester companies that I've tirelessly supported & promoted get involved with the #mancmade @53two festival. Can you help sponsor or advertise the event? Would you consider buying tickets for your staff? Any ideas, please DM me 😀
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Jake Murray
2 months
@HumanBollard @Default69202648 @EricIdle Not everyone has that privilege. What an arrogant thing to say.
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Jake Murray
6 years
They were fantastic. Really talented young actresses full of guts & passion. Great to see this kind of work going on at @OldhamColiseum
@playwithfiremcr
Play With Fire
6 years
The magnificent @WildThingsDrama in rehearsal for 'The Price', their 15-minute response piece to #TheEffect , OPENING TONIGHT @OldhamColiseum . Cannot wait! Some tickets still available - … #Manchester #Oldham #Theatre photos by @_theopeneye
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Jake Murray
3 years
So #HaddockAndChipsPlay just got tweeted by @ChiOnwurah , MP for #Newcastle ! Never had an MP see one of my shows before! Massive thanks. 👍👍👍
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@Jakesnewvoices
Jake Murray
6 years
1st week rehearsals down & it’s going great. @lucyprebblish ’s #TheEffect is a modern masterpiece. Come see @OldhamColiseum Sept 25-27. @playwithfiremcr @mancmade @manchestersalon @ILoveMCR
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@Jakesnewvoices
Jake Murray
3 years
So I appear to have two shows on over the next week or so. For the first week of November they’ll be chasing each other round the #NorthEast ! @HighlightsEvent @NETheatreGuide @QueensHall @OxfamHexham @arts_cumbria @CumbriaARTS @PerformCumbria @CaroleW_Shows @ElysiumTc
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@Jakesnewvoices
Jake Murray
6 years
My next show with @ElysiumTc #NorthernPremiere of #TheRiver by Jez Butterworth #Durham & #Hexham this Nov & Dec. V excited!
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@Jakesnewvoices
Jake Murray
4 months
This Tuesday I’ll be mostly directing an extract from ‘Tied’ by the brilliant @lukemaddison93 at @LiveTheatre #Newcastle . Can’t wait!
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Jake Murray
3 months
@TMasudin The Trans-Saharan slave trade was as appalling as the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, but it gets much less coverage.
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Jake Murray
5 years
@BellaBrownDog @mrmarksteel It’s not even a party, it’s registered as a company - ie a money-making enterprise. I have no idea why this is being allowed. Surely it’s a violation of electoral law?
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Jake Murray
4 months
@GhorbaniiNiyak You’ve been arrested AGAIN?? How many times is it now? And why do they always arrest YOU??
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Jake Murray
5 years
Hetty was my AD on #MissJulie . A very talented young director. Any opportunities out there push them her way! @soandsoartsclub @SupportBritish @TheatrePro_ @mancmadeprod @53two @HannahEllisRyan @playwithfiremcr
@hettyhodgson
Hetty Hodgson
5 years
Hello! I am a recent graduate and looking for any directing experience/knowledge! If anyone's looking for an AD, able to let me sit in rehearsals or happy to have a chat with me please shout! All my experience is here, but if you'd like my CV let me know!
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4 years
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@WazirShehryara1 @MarinaMedvin If the IDF killed all the people in the hospital you would condemn them. They help get them out so they are not killed and you condemn them. What is you want?
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@Jakesnewvoices
Jake Murray
5 years
@IsabelOakeshott Remind me which Britain you want to be great again? The one with a Parliament or the one without one? The one with a functioning democracy or without one? The one with Parliamentary sovereignty or the one with out it? Wasn’t Brexit supposed to be about sovereignty? What’s left?
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@Jakesnewvoices
Jake Murray
2 years
The amazing new Northern Studios opening in #Hartlepool later this year. Sound stages, green screens, the lot! @Love_Hartlepool @reviewnortharts @NEFilmChat @NorthEastFilm @FilmHubNorth @MyFilmNorth @FarNorthFilm
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Jake Murray
10 months
@Good_Old_Blakey @johnredwood No, the EU runs the world’s largest free trade area, the single market. For it to work you have to sign up to its rules, like any other free trade area. If we wanted to join NAFTA we’d have to follow their rules. Are there no adults in this room?
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8 months
@azreemfifa @RachelRileyRR Please. Hamas uploaded its videos onto its Telegram account. Israel hasn’t released their footage publicly because the families of the victims are still alive & don’t want it seen globally. Even the private screenings were limited to what the families gave permission for.
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Jake Murray
2 years
@TracyAnnO @Freedland @vicfeatherstone @JewishChron Love it when anti-Semites protest against being exposed as anti-Semitic by… being anti-Semitic. Self-knowledge & self-reflection are not their strong points.
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Jake Murray
9 months
@stephenroche73 @MarkZlochin @MarioNawfal Well considering Hamas used Gaza as a launch pad to attack Israel with rockets after killing hundreds of Israeli civilians using suicide bombs since 1993 as a way of opposing Oslo & the Peace Process, I’d say ‘Yes, Hamas did start it.’ That’s why there is a blockade.
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Jake Murray
1 month
@RealBrianAspy Labour aren’t taking us to war. Grow up. Starmer’s statement was a crossover from the Tory govt’s policy. Nothing new.
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Jake Murray
6 years
What can I say about @53two ? @ElysiumTc was just a nice idea cooked up by @SolomonActor & I in 2017. A few months later I sat across a table with @Simon_Naylor & he gave us our first gig in #Manchester . Not looked back since. This is a powerhouse of a venue that inspires us all.
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53two
6 years
#Manchester -we need you! As part of us moving on, we’re asking you to tell us what you think of 53two! If you like us, if we’ve affected your life, City, career, happiness, generalness, please do write a few sentences for us. Follow the link➡️; #53YOU #RT
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Jake Murray
6 years
Loving directing this! @mancmade @ManchesterADP
@OldhamColiseum
Oldham Coliseum
6 years
The Effect, presented by @playwithfiremcr comes to the Coliseum 25 - 27 September 💊💊
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Jake Murray
5 months
@InfraHaz What incredible nonsense. Russia was, is and has always been an imperialist / colonialist power of its own. The only difference is it didn’t have an overseas empire. But look at your map. It spans the world. You think the original Rus are indigenous to all that?
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Jake Murray
2 months
@AdamAimsHigh @afalkhatib @SanaSaeed @ArminNavabi @QueerMajority I am seeing many Iranian diaspora commentators saying this. The Palestinian cause is being hijacked by just this unholy alliance. Jeremy Corbyn take heed. A free Palestine should not be a Trojan Horse for Islamofascist rule.
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Jake Murray
5 years
@BritTheatreGuid
British TheatreGuide
5 years
Theatre news: A very different Christmas in Hexham @QueensHall
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Jake Murray
3 years
Glorious:
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2 years
@NadineDorries @BorisJohnson I’ll go for a general election in weeks, please.
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Jake Murray
6 years
I had the pleasure of directing some of these guys while they were still students at @BirmConsActing Anything they are in will be worth seeing, so if you at the #EdFringe this year go see them!
@jessfrances19
Jessica Frances
6 years
Couple of shout out's to my talented friends from @BirmConsActing heading to #EdFringe this summer. First to the class of 2018 who have just graduated! @Christophrlowry @CharisMcRoberts @HugovFragstein @shobatkadara Wishing you all the best of luck in your professional debuts!
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Jake Murray
2 years
It’s been an honour to work with such wonderful & dedicated actors on this extraordinary play. We open Wednesday!
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Jake Murray
3 years
Spent tonight out at @Alphabetti watching the wonderful TREE by @STEVEBYRON & @Gartykitching , starring Judi Earl & @jackiemrsgypsy . A show with true magic that changes the atmosphere of the house…
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Jake Murray
5 years
Ladies and gentlemen, the great @EagleshamGraham
@mancmadeprod
MancMade® Productions
5 years
Introducing our 3rd cast member for #Hac84 the fantastic @EagleshamGraham ..playing Tony Wilson, although technically, Tony never needed an introduction 😉 Written by @johnludds , soundtrack written & performed by @Happy_Mondays co-founder @gazwhelanmusic #ThePodPlay #MancMade
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@playwithfiremcr
Play With Fire
6 years
WE OPEN IN LESS THAN ONE WEEK!! Have you got your tickets yet for #TheEffect ? Coming to @OldhamColiseum for THREE NIGHTS ONLY! Do not miss this stunning play by @lucyprebblish directed by @Jakesnewvoices starring @_DanielBradford @elainemcnicol Robin Kingsland and @kazwinchester
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Jake Murray
9 months
@jamesalandixon @RachelRileyRR Jones uses the word ‘massacre’. There was no massacre at Shifa hospital. There was a battle surrounding it & a targeted raid, but no massacre. A battle means Hamas units were in the vicinity of Shifa. That violates international law.
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Jake Murray
6 years
Preview of #TheEffect which I’m directing at @OldhamColiseum for @playwithfiremcr
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Jake Murray
3 years
I was especially pleased with the writing on this one. Clever, subtle, nuanced, funny and very, very moving. @HannahEllisRyan manages to get a Greek Tragedy out of a middle class mother-daughter relationships, oh and with laughs! @LalaLittlewood gives a powerhouse perf. Enjoy!
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Jake Murray
2 years
@DanielJHannan Thing is, the EHRC didn’t block the flight, they postponed it. For three weeks. Why? So a proper judicial review could be done. So in fact the EHRC was not taking away sovereignty but ensuring British courts were able to do their job.
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Jake Murray
5 years
Probably the best review I have ever had! You’ve got to see this @HannahEllisRyan & @SolomonActor ! @NETheatreGuide @NETheatre @SupportBritish @BritTheatreGuid
@indyhexham
Independent Hexham
5 years
#Ad Took my neighbours Daisy (9) and Noah (7) to see the press night of A Viking Christmas @QueensHall . Here are the marks out of ten. They said it is "Funny and dangerous" 🤩 I loved it too. Tkts from £10. Ends 28/12 Pls share #hexham #indyhexham #christmasshow #northumberland
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@JasonMBrodsky That’s a guy with balls of steel
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Jake Murray
2 months
@Wokewaster @AngloGenXer It’s not true. Polygamy is not legal in the U.K. These polygamous families may be legal under Sharia Law but that has no status against British Law. Multiple spouses are not recognised in the U.K.
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Jake Murray
6 years
I worked with @kazwinchester on #TwoByBeckett @Assembly_Rooms_ for my own company @ElysiumTc earlier this year. She is amazing. Can’t wait to work with her again.
@playwithfiremcr
Play With Fire
6 years
Excited to announce that the brilliant @kazwinchester joins the cast of #TheEffect - coming to @OldhamColiseum this September for three nights only! Book your tickets for this powerful play - #CastAnnouncement #Theatre #Oldham #Manchester
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@KingRajesh @Mr_Andrew_Fox What does ‘every accusation is a confession’ mean? Can you explain? I accuse Hitler of starting WW2 & causing the deaths of 65m people. Does that mean I started WW2 & caused the death of 65m people? Please explain.
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@Mr_Andrew_Fox It’s worth remembering that Starmer’s wife is Jewish & their children are being brought up Jewish. When he talked about ‘clocking off’ at 6pm on Fridays he meant that he would be observing the Sabbath with them.
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Jake Murray
5 years
Really proud of these guys.
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